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Michael Clapp's warning about carrier limitations in the Falklands

Michael Clapp is recalled as having warned about the operational problems of lacking a full-sized carrier.

Question

Did anyone identify the problems of lacking a full-sized carrier when the Falklands conflict began?

Short answer

Michael Clapp is recalled as having written a lengthy warning about the problems, although the passage's precise form and timing are not established here.

Notes

Michael Clapp is recalled as having written at length about the problems the force would face without a full-sized carrier. This was an explicit warning about the available force, although the precise form and timing of the passage are left uncertain.